THE SKY'S THE LIMIT

According to the DfE Employer Skills Survey,2 eight out of the top 10 skills lacking among staff with skill gaps in professional occupations are in soft skills. Working together with employers, training providers can play a meaningful role on the frontline of social mobility, but those efforts will only be successful if we really understand the problems, make structural changes in course provision, facilitate access to training and education, and focus relentlessly on outcomes. TJ Working together with employers, training providers can play a meaningful role on the frontline of social mobility Tom O'Reilly is chief learner officer at training provider QA.